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Table 2 Predisposing, need and enabling variables by utilization for each race group

From: Barriers to alcohol and other drug treatment use among Black African and Coloured South Africans

Variables

Coloured

Black/African

 

No use controls (N = 276) Mean (SD)

Treatment use (N = 213) Mean (SD)

Effect size (ORa: 95% CIb/ r pb c

No use controls (N = 279) Mean (SD)

Treatment use (N = 221) Mean (SD)

Effect size (OR: 95% CI/ r pb

Predisposing variables

Age

26.22 (5.95)

24.98 (5.54)

−0.11*

24.63 (5.92)

24.93 (3.99)

0.03

Education (years)

10.96 (1.51)

11.54 (1.47)

0.19**

11.95 (1.37)

11.55 (1.66)

−0.13**

NES

43.77 (3.49)

41.37 (5.86)

−0.25**

40.96 (2.71)

41.47 (4.17)

0.07

Need for treatment variables

Think need treatment (n,%)

128 (46.4%)

133 (62.4%)

1.92: 1.34-2.77

192 (68.8%)

210 (95.0%)

8.65: 4.48-16.69

Others think need treatment (n,%)

195 (70.7%)

190 (89.2%)

3.43:2.07-5.68

199 (71.3%)

202 (91.4%)

4.27:2.50-7.31

SOCRATES- Problem recognition

21.61 (8.07))

26.37 (6.94)

0.30***

22.89 (6.07)

27.86 (3.67)

0.43***

SOCRATES-Ambivalence

12.66 (4.47)

15.06 (3.50)

0.28***

13.95 (3.20)

16.04 (2.04)

0.35***

SOCRATES- Taking steps

17.57 (5.61)

22.86 (7.61)

0.37***

17.30 (3.45)

27.20 (8.28)

0.63***

Enabling variables

Treatment concerns scale

28.36 (9.27)

31.61 (6.05)

0.20***

24.52 (7.29)

27.86 (8.65)

0.21***

Stigma consciousness scale

7.95 (1.51)

8.70 (1.34)

0.25***

7.30 (1.48)

8.48 (1.88)

0.33***

Awareness of AOD Treatment (# of known treatment centres)

2.44 (0.99)

3.83 (0.80)

0.60***

1.65 (0.67)

3.96 (0.86)

0.84***

Geographic access (Time to treatment)

3.63 (0.59)

2.92 (0.80)

−0.45***

3.70 (0.50)

2.53 (0.64)

−0.72***

Affordability barriers

37.71 (6.48)

24.98 (8.19)

−0.66***

39.81 (5.81)

30.73 (9.75)

−0.50***

  1. a OR Odds Ratio.
  2. b 95% CI = 95% confidence intervals.
  3. c r pb = point-biserial correlation coefficient.
  4. *p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001.